“Today's decision underscores the need for a President who
will lead on this critical issue and work in a bipartisan fashion
to pursue a national immigration strategy. President Obama has
failed to provide any leadership on immigration. This represents
yet another broken promise by this President. I believe that each
state has the duty--and the right--to secure our borders and
preserve the rule of law, particularly when the federal
government has failed to meet its responsibilities. As Candidate
Obama, he promised to present an immigration plan during his
first year in office. But 4 years later, we are still
waiting.”

The statement is characteristic of the Romney campaign, which has
been loathe to take strong positions, preferring instead to turn
the conversation to President Barack Obama's record. Romney
unveiled his own immigration platform last week, but it provides
few policy specifics.

UPDATE:

Members of the press traveling with the Romney campaign pressed
his spokesman for clarification on whether the candidate supports
today's Supreme Court ruling, and whether he supports any part of
Arizona's controversial immigration law.

But their efforts were for naught. Reporters asked Gorka more
than 20 questions about Romney's position, but he didn't
budge.

GORKA: "The governor supports the states' rights to do this. It's
a 10th amendment issue."

QUESTION: So he thinks it's constitutional?

GORKA: "The governor believes the states have the rights to craft
their own immigration laws, especially when the federal
government has failed to do so."

QUESTION: And what does he think about parts invalidated?

GORKA: "What Arizona has done and other states have done is a
direct result of the failure of this president to address illegal
immigration. It's within their rights to craft those laws and
this debate, and the Supreme Court ruling is a direct response of
the president failing to address this issue."

QUESTION: Does (Romney) support the law as it was drafted in
Arizona?

GORKA: "The governor supports the right of states, that's all
we're going to say on this issue."

CNN actually
got part of the interrogation on tape. Watch the clip
below: